Polkadot News
Referendum 1271, proposing to upgrade the Polkadot Relay Chain and Asset Hub to v.1.3.4, is passing almost unanimously. Polkassembly - Referendum #1271
Note that this will also modify Polkadot inflation to be in line the outcome of Ref 1139 (constant 120 million DOT per year emission). https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1139
Radha, Technical Education Lead at W3F, has published his workshop on publishing an on-demand parachain on the Paseo Testnet. Sub0 Reset 2024 Workshop - Web3 Educhain
The staking rate on Polkadot has decrease to 55.96%. Polkadot Cloud Staking | Polkadot Staking (DOT)
Kusama News
Referendum 465, proposing a KSM liquidity subsidy for Bifrost, has been rejected. Polkassembly - Referendum #465
Referendum 466, proposing to upgrade Kusama relay chain and system chains to latest runtimes (1.3.3 or 1.3.4, depending on chain - details in link) - Polkassembly - Referendum #466